piracy

Two reports paint a very different picture of piracy in the US. One says it is large and growing, the other that it is small and shrinking. Either way, measuring it is never easy. A good place to go for up-to-date information on piracy and password sharing is piracymonitor.org. […]

This is a guest post by video and security expert Steven Hawley, Principal Analyst at tvstrategies. Analytics has been at the core of enabling the video experience from the very beginning. Moreover, as video technology has evolved, so has our ability to measure its performance. One might say that we […]

The MPAA wants the federal government’s help with content piracy. It wants internet platforms held accountable for promoting pirated content; the WHOIS registry maintained to track down illegal site owners, and a cross-government effort to bring pirates to justice. MPAA asks NTIA for help Last week the Motion Picture Association […]

One thing that always strikes me when I am meeting industry figures in LA, London or New York, is how few of them have any real grasp of how common/easy many forms of piracy are. [Today’s post is written by David Briggs, Chairman of Geoguard.] Part of the issue is […]

US wireless operators are using video as a lure to get new customers. But India’s wireless operators have taken the next step and could tell us where AT&T and Verizon are headed next. By 2018, India will have over 530 million smartphone users, more than double the number of users […]

New research from Irdeto shows that the US and Europe watch pirated video less than other regions in the world. Unfortunately, those that do are stubbornly clinging to the behavior. The Irdeto Global Consumer Piracy Survey was run by YouGov between December 29 2016 and February 16 2017. The survey, […]

New data from Irdeto says that though most understand watching pirated video is illegal, many still do it. Other data suggests video piracy may be on the decline. So, is piracy a problem for the industry or not? Most understand what piracy is, and do it anyway YouGov, on behalf […]

Making money with online video services is challenging at the best of times. Here are three pitfalls operators often fall into that can be easily avoided. Content providers tightly control their product’s windowing strategy to optimize revenue. For example, sometimes they decide to release a new film or movie in […]

The Netflix Weinstein deal to make the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon available on Imax theater screens and Netflix clients on the same day turned heads this week. In particular, theater owners were not amused and announced they would show the movie in the theaters at all. Will and […]

Among the many announcements at IBC 2014, some underlying themes emerged. Taken together, one thing becomes crystal clear: the days of the disconnected television service are numbered. Here are my top four themes from IBC this year. The Cloud All of the major vendors were showing how their products leveraged […]